State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs

What State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs does

The State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs is a state administrative body established in 2009 to formulate and implement national policy on refugees and internally displaced persons, primarily those displaced by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It functions as the sole mandated authority for coordinating housing allocation, status documentation, social support, and resettlement logistics for displaced populations within Azerbaijan. Its core operational products include an electronic services portal, a hotline, and a document management system that together form the digital case-handling layer for IDP and refugee administration. The Committee does not operate a commercial business model: it is funded through the Azerbaijani state budget and through institutional partnerships with the Heydər Əliyev Foundation, the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan, and the Karabakh Revival Fund.

The Committee's flagship strategic initiative is the Great Return (Böyük Qayıdış) program, which relocates displaced families from long-term settlement areas into liberated territories, with continued resettlements in 2025–2026 including the relocation of additional families to Şükürbəyli village in July 2026. Execution is multi-agency, drawing on partner-funded housing and infrastructure works, and the Committee acts as the coordinating authority rather than the sole delivery body. As a government entity, it has no disclosed headcount, no commercial revenue, and no published financial statements in the available source material.

Its beneficiaries are not commercial customers but citizens and statutorily recognized displaced persons whose access to services is governed by public-law eligibility rules rather than by pricing or contracts. The Committee therefore competes with no private market participants and has no substitutes within the Azerbaijani state apparatus, making its position structurally protected rather than commercially contested.

Name

State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs

Legal name

Azərbaycan Respublikası Qaçqınların və Məcburi Köçkünlərin İşləri Üzrə Dövlət Komitəsi

Website

https://refugees-idps-committee.gov.az

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs is the national authority coordinating policy, documentation, and resettlement services for refugees and internally displaced persons, primarily through its Great Return program into liberated territories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Public Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee Reception & Registration (BPADAHAA)

Keywords

• Government refugee services
• Displaced persons support
• Humanitarian resettlement programs
• Public administration services
• Social protection assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Baku

HQ country

Azerbaijan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The State Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs is a government body providing social protection, monthly allowances, housing solutions, and resettlement assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) displaced by the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. It coordinates the 'Great Return' (Böyük Qayıdış) program for the repatriation of displaced persons to liberated territories and delivers services through an electronic portal, a 24/7 hotline, and in-person citizen reception. The committee also maintains a document repository of laws, decrees, and reports relevant to IDP and refugee affairs.

Product overview

The State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs operates a government portal providing services to internally displaced persons and refugees. The offering is a unified information and service platform consisting of an Electronic Services Portal for digital government transactions, a Hotline for direct telephone support, the Great Return Program for resettlement coordination, a Media Center for official communications, and a Document Management System for accessing laws and regulations. This is a government information and service portal, not a commercial technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vətən Səsi: Newspaper affiliated with the State Committee for refugees and IDP affairs
• Böyük Qayidiş

Products and services

• Electronic Services Portal (Elektron Xidmət) Online portal enabling refugees and internally displaced persons to submit electronic applications, access information, and make inquiries to the State Committee.
• Hotline (Qaynar Xətt) 24/7 telephone hotline service providing direct communication for refugees and IDPs to receive information, lodge complaints, and request assistance.
• Great Return Program (Böyük Qayıdış) State-coordinated program facilitating the organized relocation and resettlement of IDPs back to their ancestral lands in the liberated territories of Azerbaijan following the Second Karabakh War.
• Document Management System Online repository providing public access to official documents including laws, presidential decrees, resolutions, international agreements, and committee reports relevant to IDP and refugee affairs.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Heydər Əliyev FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinked government foundation providing social support programs for displaced populations
• Social Development Fund for IDPscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState fund providing financial support and development programs for internally displaced persons
• Karabakh Revival FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState fund for financing reconstruction and revival programs in liberated territories
• Virtual QarabağminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInformation platform dedicated to Azerbaijan's territories including Karabakh

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): Global UN agency mandated to safeguard refugees and coordinate international response. Comparable as the apex international body for refugee protection and assistance, against which national agencies like Azerbaijan's State Committee operate and coordinate.
• Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI): Norway's national immigration agency delivering digital services, case management, and reception services for refugees and immigrants. Comparable for its multi-channel government service delivery model (electronic portal, hotline, in-person reception).
• Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF, Germany): Germany's federal agency for asylum, refugee status determination, and integration programs. Comparable in operating electronic services portals, hotlines, and citizen reception workflows for displaced and migrant populations.
• Directorate General of Migration Management (Turkey, Göç İdaresi): Turkish national authority overseeing migration, refugee status determination, and humanitarian protection for one of the world's largest refugee populations. Comparable in operating a centralized government service platform for displaced persons at national scale.

Regional players

• Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD, Turkey): Turkish state body coordinating disaster response and humanitarian shelter/camp management. Comparable in its regional role managing shelter, displacement, and reconstruction programs following mass-displacement events.

Others

• International Organization for Migration (IOM): UN-related organization providing migration management, resettlement, and humanitarian assistance globally. Comparable as an institutional partner and potential technical-assistance counterparty for Azerbaijan's IDP programs.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major humanitarian NGO providing refugee resettlement, case management, and integration services. Comparable as a service-delivery counterpart at the NGO level, and a potential implementation partner for international donor-funded programs.

Direct peers

• Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia: Georgian national ministry responsible for IDPs displaced from South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Most direct functional analogue — both are state bodies managing IDP affairs stemming from post-Soviet territorial conflicts in the Caucasus and delivering similar social protection and resettlement programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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